Tag: Jewish Background

Stephen Fry and Lena Dunham collaborated on the film "Treasure," based on Lily Bretts book "Too Many Men."
Claudia Sheinbaum, a Jewish liberal candidate from Mexico's left-wing Morena party, is leading the polls for the upcoming presidential election in Mexico, potentially becoming the country's first female Jewish president.
Winston Marshall, co-founder of Mumford & Sons, transitioned from music to organizing a thought symposium, Dissident Dialogues, aiming to foster a community of deep thinkers.
During a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland defended himself against accusations of religious discrimination.
The new exhibition at the Luxembourg Museum in Paris explores the friendship between Gertrude Stein and Pablo Picasso and how their outsider statuses as Jews and artists influenced their work.
Protesters gathered outside the district office of Rep. George Santos in Queens, demanding his resignation amidst investigations into fabricating details of his biography and lying about his Jewish background.
In his book "The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good?", Michael J. Sandel argues against the moral foundations of contemporary meritocracy.
In this episode of the Jewish Lives Podcast, Arthur Lubow discusses the life and art of Man Ray, who was a prominent artist in the 20th century.
Shlomo Avineri delves into the Jewish background of Karl Marx, a prominent and revolutionary thinker often misunderstood or disregarded in terms of his Jewish heritage.
Senator Ron Wyden, who comes from a Jewish family that fled Nazi Germany, has been making a name for himself as a critic of President Obama's surveillance programs, questioning the administration's claims about the extent of spying on Americans.
Edward Luttwak, a prominent academic and strategic consultant, is known for his work in military strategy, Roman and Byzantine history, and economics.